Caninsulin - Cure for Feline Diabetes Part 1

Presentation

Caninsulin is an aqueous suspension of insulin containing 40 IU per ml of highly purified porcine insulin, 30% is amorphous zinc insulin and 70% crystalline zinc insulin.

Uses
Caninsulin an intermediate-acting insulin contains porcine insulin, which is structurally identical to canine insulin. It is indicated in the treatment of diabetes mellitus (hyperglycaemia and its associated clinical signs) in dogs and cats.

Dosage and administration
Caninsulin should be administered once or twice daily, as appropriate, by subcutaneous injection. Alternate the injection site daily. Shake the product gently before use. A 40IU/ml insulin syringe should be used.

A once daily injection is sufficient to stabilise the blood glucose concentration in most diabetic dogs. However, the duration of action may vary, making it necessary to administer the insulin dose twice daily to some diabetic dogs.

In diabetic cats, it is necessary to administer Caninsulin twice daily.

The dose depends on the degree of deficit in the animal's own insulin production and is therefore different in each case.

Starting Treatment
In dogs, the initial daily dose is 1 IU per kg bodyweight plus a body weight dependent supplement dose.

In cats, the initial daily dose is 0.25-0.5 IU/kg twice daily, with a maximum dose of 2 units twice daily in the first week. Especially in obese cats, an unduly high starting dose may be dangerous

Subsequent adjustment to establish the maintenance dose should be made by increasing or decreasing the daily dose by approximately 10% per day according to the results of measurement of the glucose concentrations in the blood. Alterations in dose should not normally be made more frequently than every 3-4 days.